Executive Committee - 23 May 2005

NOTICE AND AGENDA

For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth, on Monday, 23 May 2005 at 7:30pm.

Members of the Committee (portfolio responsibility in brackets):- To be appointed at Annual Council on 17 May 2005.

Agenda Item 15A Housing Stock Options Appraisal Final Report and Recommendations of Lead Consultant. This item will start at 9pm and includes presentations by lead consultant, Beha Williams Norman Ltd, and possibly one by the Independent Tenants’ Advisor.

Tony Beirne, Director of Strategic Services - 12 April 2005

The Executive Committee welcomes contributions from members of the public to its discussion on agenda items. Contributions will be limited to one person speaking for and one against each item for not more than three minutes. Please note that in the event of registering your interest to speak on an agenda item but not taking up that right because the item is deferred, you will automatically be given the right to speak on that item at the next meeting of the Committee. Details of the procedure and the list for registering the wish to speak will be available for a short period before the meeting.

1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2.

MINUTES

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Executive Committee meeting held on 11 April 2005

Items of other business notified under Council Procedure Rule 31 to be announced, together with the special circumstances which justify their consideration as a matter of urgency. The Chairman to rule on the admission of such items.

COMMUNITY SAFETY

4.

SECTION 30 ORDERS – UPDATE REPORT

This report provides a further update on the implementation and impact of the Section 30 orders that were in force in Three Rivers District until 31 October 2004 and the reinstatement of the order in South Oxhey from 24 December 2004 to 11 April 2005.

To advise the Committee of the contents of the draft Statement of Community Involvement and of the results of initial statutory consultation. To recommend that the Committee approve the draft Statement of Community Involvement for public participation purposes.

This report is submitted to enable the Executive Committee to consider the outcome of the Options Appraisal exercise, the views of the Housing and Environment Policy Panel and make recommendations to Council on the preferred option arising from the Options Appraisal exercise which commenced in late 2003

The purpose of this report is to update the Panel on the consultation exercise carried out earlier this year regarding the alternative use of garage sites at Ashridge Drive, South Oxhey (PFM No 55) and Summerhouse Way, Abbots Langley (PFM No 48a).

PUBLIC SERVICES AND HEALTH

To receive any recommendations from the Public Services panel. No report

GENERAL

17.

CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE STANDARDS COMMITTEE

To receive the recommendation of the Standards Committee held on 23 March 2005, in relation to Agenda item 17A below. Any other recommendations will be reported at the meeting.

17a

A CODE FOR THE FUTURE: CONSULTATION PAPER ON THE CODE OF CONDUCT FOR MEMBERS

To receive a recommendation from the Standards Committee on this Council’s response to the Standard’s Board for England’s (SBE) consultation paper “A Code for the Future: Consultation Paper on the Code of Conduct for Members”.

This report reviews current structures for performance management and community engagement in Racial Equality and Equalities work in Three Rivers District Council and recommends action to improve on those structures.

To determine appointments to the following bodies exercising executive functions: Watford and Three Rivers Energy Agency Forum; Three Rivers Community Safety Partnership Three Rivers District Local Strategic Partnership; Housing and Regeneration Initiative (HARI) and the ICT Panel (non executive function).

If the Committee wishes to consider the remaining item in private, it will be appropriate for a resolution to be passed in the following terms:-

"that, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 8 of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act."

(Note: If other confidential business is approved under item 3, it will also be necessary to specify the class of exempt or confidential information in the additional items).

LEISURE

1.

CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE LEISURE AND COMMUNITY POLICY PANEL

To receive the recommendations of the Leisure and Community panel relating to the following item 1A below. Any other recommendations to be reported at the meeting.

1a

REPORT ON PROGRESS WITH THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SPORTS PAVILIONS

A report informing Members of the position with regard to re-building the Council owned sports pavilions and drawing their attention to the unique situations at Scotsbridge Mill pavilion and Leavesden pavilion.

2.

EXTENSION OF EXISTING CONTRACT FOR DDA OPEN SPACES - PRIORITY A

To consider the extension of existing contract C.352 – Disability Discrimination Act 1995 – Works to Open Spaces Priority A works, to enable to proceed on Priority B works.

3.

REPORT ON RE-BUILDING THE SPORTS PAVILIONS

A report setting out the situation with respect to the Council’s programme to rebuild its sports pavilions.

4.

WATERSMEET THEATRE

To receive a report on progress on negotiations with RCTL regarding the future of Watersmeet Theatre (to follow).